A brand new green polka-dotted pedestrian plaza has come to the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Griffith Park Blvd. in LA! Spearheaded and designed by <a href="http://www.rchstudios.com/" target="_blank">Rios Clementi Hale Studios</a>, <a href="http://www.livingstreetsla.org/?page_id=1130" target="_blank">Sunset Triangle Plaza</a> is Los Angeles' first pedestrian plaza conversion. The new public space will host a bi-weekly farmer's market, moveable bistro tables, umbrellas, and chairs, and it complements an existing mini-park on the corner. Only open since the beginning of March, Sunset Triangle Plaza has already been <a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/check_out_sunset_triangle_plaza_las_first_pedestrian_plaza_1.php" target="_blank">deemed a success</a> and it will serve as a demonstration project for future plaza conversions around the city that will add more open space.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

Silver Lake residents are mighty happy to have LA's first pedestrian plaza converted from a normal city street.

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Located on a street short cut from Sunset Blvd to Griffith Park Blvd, Sunset Triangle Plaza is now a 11,000 sq ft car free zone filled with bistro tables, bike parking and plenty of room for play.

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The project was led by Streets For People, a new initiative dedicated to creating more pedestrian friendly and open space ares in urban settings. Designed by <a href="http://www.rchstudios.com/" target="_blank">Rios Clementi Hale Studios</a> and carried out by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

The new plaza provides a secure space for the twice-weekly farmer's market that has already been going on for some time now.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

The plaza is cordoned off by large heavy planters to keep cars out, while moveable bistro tables and umbrellas provide space to rest, relax and socialize.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

The green polka dot-painted street along with the native and drought tolerant plants, generously donated by Monrovia nursery in Azusa, CA, provide a literally green space.

“Also, the dots play off of D.O.T., the abbreviation for Department of Transportation, which is integral to the Streets for People program.”

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

Sunset Triangle Plaza is the first of what is expected to be many new pedestrian areas created in and around LA.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

The <a href="http://www.livingstreetsla.org/" target="_blank">Streets For People</a> initiative is working to quickly and inexpensively reclaim under-used street space and involve local residents and businesses in the design and maintenance of these spaces.

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Rather than spending millions of dollars building brand new parks the initiative hopes to transform spaces using paint and planters to recapture the streets for people.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza before the transformation.

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Masterplan for Sunset Triangle Plaza.

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Sunset Triangle Plaza-Rios Clementi Hale Studios

A brand new green polka-dotted pedestrian plaza has come to the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Griffith Park Blvd. in LA! Spearheaded and designed by Rios Clementi Hale Studios, Sunset Triangle Plaza is Los Angeles' first pedestrian plaza conversion. The new public space will host a bi-weekly farmer's market, moveable bistro tables, umbrellas, and chairs, and it complements an existing mini-park on the corner. Only open since the beginning of March, Sunset Triangle Plaza has already been deemed a success and it will serve as a demonstration project for future plaza conversions around the city that will add more open space.